no, no, no, no, no. too spontaneous. yeah, yeah, fair enough. -- captions by vitac -- captions paid for by abc, inc. and touchstone television schedule, the paving, the grinding and the striping is moving as planned. the only thing bind schedule are the drive who are stuck taking the long way around. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> and i'm ama dates in for dan ashy. we will have more on the brge in a moment. first the crisis in syria where it is 9:00 a.m. on saturday. abc news is reporting there could be u.s. military action there as soon as this weekend. the president and his staff meeting today and deciding how to respond to the masacre that leav 1400 people with

chemical weans and with four u.s. navy ships off the syrian coast, the whe house is leaving little doubt that the ited states would respond with force. >> from the white house, president obama is wighing the options in response to a chemical weapons attack he said syria's government carried outlast week. the president is speaking wit his national security team while assuring americans that a strike against al-assad's government would not pull the u.s. into a long-term conflict. >> we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act and we are not considering open-ended commitment and not csidering boots on the ground approach. >> reporter: military experts say the u.s. is eyeing a measured response in the form of airstrikes in syria's capital. >> don't go after the unit that conducted these attacks. they know who the unit is. they kw where they can be located d they willunish the unit with strikes. theywill also do something compelling. th will level a ministry of

defens building. >> but it may be a tough sell to the u.s. public. 50% of americansppose taking military action in syria. the u.s. would be acting without the help of one of its strongest allies, britain's parliament has voted against taking action in syria, but the presidt indicates france is with him. congressman eric swalwellas been breached by intelligence officials. he say he has seen conclusive evidence of the chemical attack by the syrian government. >> we do not want to rush to judgment. we must make sure thate know that whatever targets are being considered if they were to strike syria that we do no hit civilian or ingnawent is people. -- or innocent people. >> the congressman says president obama can launch a limited attack without seeking approval from congss. developing news tonight, a disturbing discovery in emeryville near the shoreline. acting on a tip, police foun a human body part along the beach portion of east shore ste park.

sky 7hd was overhead when that scovery was made around a 5:00 this afternoon. authorities will not say what type of body part was found. east bay regional police are no spearheading the investigation. tonight a14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion ofexual assault in an elementary school bathroom. it happened late this afrnoon in alameda at ruby bridges elemtary. police got a call about the assault. officers arrested the boy near the school. the victim is described as a young girl. she was taken to the hospital and there is no information on how she is doing. a popular restaurant where people wait hour for a table is closing because of an out break of e-coli. they postea notice on the front door tonight and the city health department is reporting 14 people with cases of e-col including 9 who ate at berma superstar. there is no on going health

risk at the restaurant. it can be prevented by practicing safe food handling including cooking meats thoroughly and washing hands and counters and washing hands before -- after touchinraw meat. and now to the new bay bridge and a big milestone tonight. crews are just about to fini painting the stripes of the lanes of the toll plaza after remong the surface and repavi it. the clough is sure is expected to last total of five days. the bridge is scheduled to reopen by 50 on tuesday morning, but it could ope sooner. looking live nowt the eastern span from our emeryville camera. it is a beautiful view of the center and the workcontinues around the clock. here is what the shutdown is doing to traffic. this is a time lapse video of the traffic on the golden gate bridge. most drivers are heading out town leaving the city less crowded tonight. alan -- alan wang is live with that part of the story. >> carolyn and ama, that

bridge is definitely an artery r business into the city, especially for the bars and the restaurants. if you ar a business owner it is a painful sight. but if you like eating out in san francisco it could be a great week end to get a table without much of a wait. it is friday night on the embarcadero and by the looks of these restaurants it i obvious the bay bridge is closed. >> we could have gotten in a lot of places. usually friday night you can't get in anywhere. >> they li at the top of the hill over looking the bridge. for the past two days the droning sound of traffic has been missing. >> you are used to it. ak up this morning and we thought we livedn napa or mewhere. >> it is quiet like the country. >> you can hear the birds nging. >> reporter: but that sound is al the sound of money not making it in the city. >> we stayusy until 9:00. sometimes we have to tell people we are closed because they keep cominin. as you can see tonight by 8:0

it is a crawl. >> repter: the crawl won't last long. cal trans is expecting the bridge with all ofhe noise to reopen onime. >> tre is a tremendous amount of excitement. everybody is feeling confident and we are on track. >> the new surface is nearly finished and crews have begun removing a section of the old brid that is blocking construction of the bike path on the new east span. when it opens there won't be 5* 35 mile per hour -- s-curve. it will be a straight shot in both directions. in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. we hit the road in the north bay all the way down to the san mateo bridge. here is a look at th bay area traffic from south 7 from earlier. we noticed that traffic was more congested. the chp told us that's because in the morning most people are headed to theame area. the commute is concentrated. later in the day people are going in every direction

mang traffic harder to navigate. abc7 news reporter saying that will be a concern thugh the weekend. >> we need to also think about all of the events that a going to be taking place off the weekend in the bay area. among those are the a's game taking place and a fireworks game, berkeley's home game. folks will need to take bart to avoid getting into their cars and heading out on to the road we have the millbrae art and wine festival and wooe have a -- and we have a festival in usalito. it is taking place saturday and sunday and into monday. >> the complete traffic ports air every weekday morning on the morning news starting at 4:30 in the morning. and bart was busy again today. tonight though the crowd appears to have thinned compared to this time last night. a bart tra going from san francisco to oakland an hr ago was not as packed with riders. that's a big change from yesterday who saw the third busiest d ever. bart will continue to offer

limited trains 24 hours a day through labor y. here is a live look now at the nonstop work happening on the new bridge. we are streaming the images courtesey of our yerba buena camera. also on the site, a detailed look at commuter resources on bart, the transit and the bay ferrie explore the realtime traffic maps to see where the worst gridlock is during this closure. as soon as the bridge opens we will notify our twitter followers. you can follow us at abc7 news bay area. the menlo park police department is asking to join a surveillance camera network. here is how it wor. they want residents and sinesses to register their camera with the department. if a crime occursthey can check to see who has the surveillance camera in that area. officers say they have helped identify suspects after recent shootings, robberies and burglaes. bay area authorities say burglaries in

several areasare being committed by the sameoman using the same ploy, looking for snakes. seven cities hve been struck in recent weeks. belmont was hit yesterday. the suspect is described as a heavy set woman in her 30s, 5 foot 6 and dyed blonde hair and wears sunglasses. she poses as an animal control officer claim thrg is an infestation of snake. while she distrac the homeowner the accomplice steals from the house. they say adult film studios has been fined after a woman tested positive for hiv. they are pushing for mandatory condom use in porn. they say cal-osha visid on tuesday. the acess shot a scene on july 31st and it was her lastcene before she tested positive for hiv last week. a young cancer survive being denied the swing set his

dad built for him. >> i did what was righ >> what a homeless man did to rescue a san francisco police officer. it is a story you will only see news. >> and a m who saved the bay bridge troll. what he thin should happen to it. >> and i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. good visibility and we will check out your wake up weather and a look at the changes that labor day weekend will bring and whether these changes

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fought cancer is learning his family must now fight t keep his beloved swing set. abc7 newreporter with the story from loss altos. >> are you ready for another? here we go. >> reporter: for the lst few months little weston has been enjoying his backyard swing set. it has been a tough year for this 5-year-old. >> we found out he was diagnosed with lymphoma. he was in a terminal condition. >> reporter: marshall is weston's dad and he asked us not to use his name to protect him him -- protect his privacy. he has been in and out of the

hoital. he asked something to keep his son's mind off the pain. >> when you get home who knew when that was going to be? his response was a swing. >> his dad built a small trampoline. last week the family got a letter from the homeowner's association. it seems the swing and the trampone are against the rules. >> they iewn -- they decided the swing needed toe removed immediately. >> reporter: he isoping the homeowner's association can revisit this esh you. tried -- this issue. i tried contacting himand i have notreceived a response yet. if the board does not allow e play ground to stay, he said he would help build a community park. >> i would donate money that would build something more acceptable to the board. i wod like this to stay here

until that is completed. >> reporter: as weston coinues to recover his family says the ing is a big help. san francisco police say they finally got their man. he is not a suspect though. he is a hero. it is a story y will see only on abc news. an officer was working alone when she responded to a report of vdalism. the suspect started attacking the officer and beating her th her own club and trying to tke her gun. he was crossing the street when he saw what was happening. he grabbed the suspect and held her down. >> the officer was in a chokehold a was kind of -- had the officer agast the call and kind of banging her -- kind of beating her head into the wall a little bit. >> it took police a few days to find m and thank him.

they are now trying to find him shelter ife still needs it. back to the bay bridge for a moment. look at this spectacular time lapse video. it shows the new sn being constructed piece by piece. the company that produced it began documenting the constructionf the span in 2008 creating the 50 money-month time lapse movie. cal trans is auring everyone that the luckyroll on the old bay bridge will have a spot on the new one. alan wangweeted this photo. he carefly removed the troll from the eastern span. he wants to ma sure it sticks around. it is an icon. our local installed it 24 years ago. i am part of that local i believe it to go on the new bridge or in a museum in a safe spot. >> 77hd shows the outline of where it used to .

the figure was installed after e 1989 earthquake and the iron worrs say it is a protection against natural disasters. a fire chief's suspicions about the cause of the fire burning near yosemite have a lot of people talking tonight. th as firefighters -- this as firefighters continue to make small gains. they have it 35% contained and that's up from32% earlier today. the fire has now burned more than 213,000 acres. the cause is unclear, although the fire chief in a small town says he has andea during a community meeting. we know it is human caus and there is no lightning in the area. there may be illegal marijuana growth there. we talked to the u.s. forest service and the agency is stillnvestigating the fire. the fost service is aware of the chief's comments, but they say there is still no official cause. anne anne it is time to check on our holiday weather. -- >> iis time to check on our liday weather. >> it will be changing.

summer me a return and it will be cooling off and there may evene drops. live doppler 7 is watching a little fog around the san mateo and santa cruz coast, but its limited. it got hot inland. midto upper0s around livermore, concord. 84 oakland and 77 san francisco. mid-nineties in santa rosa, clear lake,0 san rafael and even in santa cruz and redwood city, 88 san jose and those temperaturesill be going down. as you look at the view from our camera, a lile breezy over the higher terrain and looking at the bay bridge in san francisco. 61 and 63 in oakland. still in the 60s from redwood city to los gatos. halfoon bay, 59 degrees. we look at this view, pretty good visility right now. in the 60s around gnaw paw and novato and santa rosa. still hanging on to some of the warmth from earlier in the day. check out these numbers. we are in te low 70s for concord and livermore. e view from our east bay

hill camera, the new eastern span of the bay bridge uer work. mild to warm and cooler sunday and a chance of some showers, but don't can sell your plans. polk for your -- partly cloudyor your labor day. there is a high pressure ov the liz earth -- the desert southwest. and the two will combine and bring us a chance of showers. we saw t subtropical moisture around the deserts and mountains and tt's where they saw the thunderstorms. some of the moisture will work its way up into your sunday. tomorrow, not a lot of change. lingering fog near the coast. warm again inland, but not as warm as it was today. a slight chance of showers appears as the clouds sta to appear. it is not looking likely. the computer models are backing off. lar day we are looking at a few clouds. a couple o drops are possible on sunday. the temperatures are mid50s to low 60s.

fog near the coastnd then for the afternoon we are lookinat sunshine in the south bay. 85 san jose and 83 in sunnyvale and santa cruz, great day, 82 degrees. on the peninsula, 77 in san mao. 68 in half moon bay. the temperatur are coming down a little bit toward daly city. 72 downtown san francco. north bay it isthe summertime range. 90s around clear lake and bodega bay. 84 santa rosa and napa. 76 oakland and 78 union city. warmth is inland. 91 in san ramon and 90 in fairfield, livermore. slight chance of a few sprinkles sunday or a light shower. cooler weather for the labor day weekend and en we bump up the temperatus next weekment. >> thanks. time to get a check on sports and how the a's are doing. larry? >> tonight is good. aloha means he is back. kurtuzuki.

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watch the news. david price didn't know the bay bridge w closed so he was in for quite the ride when he left the team hotel in san francisco. he was head together oakland coliseum. he had a $202 cab ride that took an eternity before price arrived ready to take on the a's. he was not happy. parker hasn't walked since m 22nd. straight starts and went seven innings. escobar th a single in the second. jennings makes it 1-0 rays. in the fifth and suki and welcome back to the maui boy. aloha. his first start at the coliseum and it gave him a 3-1 lead. the ray s who tie it at 3. cocoa crisp scores from second. texas loses to the a's. now two back of texas in e

west. half a game up on the rays for the top wild card spot. the giants and d-backs and angel pagan. the giants needed him. scored the only run of the game. a ck fly and pagan deep to throw and 1-0 giants. tim lincecum on the mound and sandoval and that would have been a sure double. timmy goes six score less for his eighth victory. the giants somehow win the ga 1-0. we get our fst look at the head cch and the new quarterback. the true freshman wl leave the offense against northwestern. >> i am excited. it is a new experience like it is for our young players. when it is something new you are excited about it. i know the game day atmosphere will be great and the student

section especially. we areexcited to take it all in. most importantly we are excited to play against a good football team. >> serena williams is looking to move on from aound of 16. the next rally at the net here and serena with the forehand winner. she rolls 6-3, 6-1 and will face sloan stevenson. one of three players who has beaten serena this year. and kobe bryant has to be feeling good about his achilles. this is posted by kobe. this is a high dive. may be as high as 40 feet. i don't know if he is wearing his. nikes. is this normal? achilles tenn rehab? is thiwhat the doctors say? >> no, no. >> kobe says if i can run, i can jump. its brought to you by riverwalk casi. you can dive or fall. ♪

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wake up weather. some fog along t coast and then we #r*ooking at clear skies. 50s, 60s and lisa will be here at 5:00. today the duchess of mbridge made her first public appearance since her son's birth. >> duchess kate surprised everyone at a marathon in les. she joined prince william who was the official starter for the race. she left prince george napping at home with granny middleton. >> have a terrific weekend, everyone.